Rune Factory 4 Special artwork

Rune Factory Games in Order

This list covers 9 released Rune Factory games, from Rune Factory: A Fantasy Harvest Moon (2006) to Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma (2025). 3 have a critic score on CriticDB.

Rune Factory quick answers

How many Rune Factory games are there?
9 Rune Factory games have been released so far.
What was the first Rune Factory game?
Rune Factory: A Fantasy Harvest Moon, released in 2006.
What is the newest Rune Factory game?
Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma, released June 5, 2025.
What is the best Rune Factory game?
Rune Factory 4 Special, with a critic score of 81.

Updated October 2026

Every Rune Factory game in release order

  1. 1

    Rune Factory: A Fantasy Harvest Moon

    2006
    Not yet rated
  2. 2

    Rune Factory 2: A Fantasy Harvest Moon

    2008
    Not yet rated
  3. 3

    Rune Factory Frontier

    2008
    Not yet rated
  4. 4

    Rune Factory 3: A Fantasy Harvest Moon

    2009
    Not yet rated
  5. 5

    Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny

    2011
    Not yet rated
  6. 6

    Rune Factory 4

    2012
    Not yet rated
  7. 7
    Rune Factory 4 Special

    Rune Factory 4 Special

    2019PCPS4Xbox OneSwitch
    81
  8. 8
    Rune Factory 5

    Rune Factory 5

    2021PCSwitch
    74
  9. 9
    Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma

    Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma

    2025PCSwitchPS5Xbox Series X|S+1
    81
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